Mp5?!

JkPwNsTeR · 07-21-2008

I was in a Chinese computer mall in China yesterday, and on one of the escalators was advertising one of China's brands of "mp5" players. I realize that they name video players "mp4", since a long time ago, probably to tell the consumers that this is the next level after mp3. mp5, however, seems to be an upgrade that may be anything. My speculation:

Live TV
Cell phone
Real Media

Real Media made it there b/c the banner was also advertising that the players could play .rm format. Meh, could be just a name. Dunno.

SteveMB93 · 07-21-2008

Wow you traveled from China to Canada pretty fast.

JkPwNsTeR · 07-21-2008

No, I was in China from signing up to now. I live in Canada though, to explain my profile. It wouldn't make any sense that I traveled so fast, because none of my posts have had a 14 hour difference from the last one.

Err0r · 07-21-2008

Yeah, just another Chinese marketing gimmick.

tails2 · 07-21-2008

Which province/city are you in?

EtOmar · 07-21-2008

Wow! You're so behind! MP5 players have been around for a while now. Video players arent MP4, the MP4 term is used to describe players from China. Here's how it works:

MP4: Basic player from China, plays .MTV, .AMV or .AVI and .FLV videos as well as MP3 and WMA (the term "MP4" can also be used when talking about Chinese players in general)
MP5: MP5 are the players that play RealMedia files and are advertised to play many video formats without conversion. Example: Onda VX767
MP6: The first MP6 player was released some time ago (last month, I think it was Newman brand), MP6 players have WiFi (whether for internet radio or Internet browser, and some with cameras have the capacity to upload videos directly to YouTube.

JkPwNsTeR · 07-21-2008

Hmm... It does make sense, though. Converting files is a hassle.

Err0r · 07-21-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by tails2

Which province/city are you in?

Right now in a Macau casino (Venetian). Having Visa problems to get back to China. Otherwise Zhuhai which is in Guangdong Province.

Job · 07-21-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by EtOmar

Wow! You're so behind! MP5 players have been around for a while now. Video players arent MP4, the MP4 term is used to describe players from China. Here's how it works:

MP4: Basic player from China, plays .MTV, .AMV or .AVI and .FLV videos as well as MP3 and WMA
MP5: MP5 are the players that play RealMedia files and are advertised to play many video formats without conversion. Example: Onda VX767
MP6: The first MP6 player was released some time ago (last month, I think it was Newman brand), MP6 players have WiFi (whether for internet radio or Internet browser, and some with cameras have the capacity to upload videos directly to YouTube.

problem is things went off track after mp3.
Mp3 is a file format
most mp4 players dont even play mp4 formats
there is no mp5 or mp6 format

taling hallenthur · 07-21-2008

Job's right, there is no such thing as mp4, mp5, mp6 players. This numbering is supposed to confuse people and doesn't give them any idea about the functionality and quality of the player. iPod is one of the few real mp4 players but even Apple doesn't call it that way.